Buster Mottram

Christopher "Buster" Mottram (born 25 April 1955 in Kingston upon Thames) is an English former tennis player and UK number 1 who achieved a career-high singles ranking of world No. 15 in February 1983.

Christopher Mottram

Country (sports)	United Kingdom
Residence	Kingston upon Thames, England
Born	(1955-04-25) 25 April 1955 Kingston upon Thames, England
Height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Plays	Right-handed (one-handed backhand)
Singles
Career record	285–171
Career titles	2
Highest ranking	No. 15 (7 February 1983)
Grand Slam singles results
French Open	4R (1977)
Wimbledon	4R (1982)
US Open	4R (1980)
Doubles
Career record	111–118
Career titles	5
Highest ranking	No. 164 (3 January 1983)
Grand Slam doubles results
Wimbledon	3R (1981, 1983)
US Open	3R (1973)

Mottram represented Great Britain in the Davis Cup eight times, scoring 31 wins and 10 losses.

Early life

Mottram is the son of Tony Mottram and Joy Gannon, leading British tennis players in the 1950s.

His sister Linda Mottram is also a successful tennis player.

Career finals

Singles (2 titles, 5 runner-ups)

Result	W-L	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Win	1–0	Apr 1975	Johannesburg WCT, South Africa	Hard	Tom Okker	6–4, 6–2
Win	2–0	Apr 1976	Palma, Majorca	Clay	Jun Kuki	7–5, 6–3, 6–3
Loss	2–1	Feb 1977	Dayton, U.S.	Carpet (i)	Jeff Borowiak	3–6, 3–6
Loss	2–2	Apr 1977	Murcia, Spain	Clay	José Higueras	4–6, 0–6, 3–6
Loss	2–3	Dec 1977	Johannesburg, South Africa	Hard	Guillermo Vilas	6–7(4–7), 3–6, 4–6
Loss	2–4	May 1978	Munich, West Germany	Clay	Guillermo Vilas	1–6, 3–6, 3–6
Loss	2–5	Jul 1982	Hilversum, Netherlands	Clay	Balázs Taróczy	6–7(5–7), 7–6(7–3), 3–6, 6–7(5–7)

Doubles (5 titles, 6 runner-ups)

Result	W-L	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1–0	Apr 1974	Charlotte, U.S.	Unknown	Raúl Ramírez	Owen Davidson John Newcombe	6–3, 1–6, 6–3
Win	2–0	Jul 1977	Kitzbühel, Austria	Clay	Roger Taylor	Colin Dowdeswell Chris Kachel	7–6, 6–4
Win	3–0	Oct 1977	Basel, Switzerland	Carpet	Mark Cox	John Feaver John James	7–5, 6–4, 6–3
Loss	3–1	Oct 1978	Tokyo, Japan	Clay	Željko Franulović	Ross Case Geoff Masters	2–6, 6–4, 1–6
Loss	3–2	Nov 1979	Johannesburg, South Africa	Hard	Mike Cahill	Bob Hewitt Frew McMillan	6–1, 1–6, 4–6
Loss	3–3	Jul 1980	Hilversum, Netherlands	Clay	Tony Giammalva	Tom Okker Balázs Taróczy	5–7, 3–6, 6–7
Win	4–3	Mar 1981	Stuttgart, West Germany	Carpet	Nick Saviano	Craig Edwards Eddie Edwards	3–6, 6–1, 6–2
Loss	4–4	Apr 1981	Bournemouth, UK	Clay	Tomáš Šmíd	Ricardo Cano Víctor Pecci	4–6, 6–3, 3–6
Loss	4–5	Feb 1982	Genoa, Italy	Carpet	Mike Cahill	Pavel Složil Tomáš Šmíd	7–6, 5–7, 3–6
Win	5–5	Apr 1982	Bournemouth, UK	Clay	Paul McNamee	Henri Leconte Ilie Năstase	3–6, 7–6, 6–3
Loss	5–6	Oct 1982	Amsterdam, Netherlands	Carpet (i)	Kevin Curren	Fritz Buehning Tomáš Šmíd	6–4, 3–6, 0–6

Politics

While Mottram was still playing professionally, he became known for his right-wing views. He expressed support for the National Front, supported the policies of Enoch Powell, and applied unsuccessfully for the Conservative parliamentary candidacy in several constituencies. He subsequently formed a songwriting partnership with the black entertainer Kenny Lynch, writing the song "Average Man".

In November 2008, Mottram was expelled from the UK Independence Party (UKIP) after attempting to broker an electoral pact with the British National Party. UKIP leader Nigel Farage said there were "no circumstances whatsoever" in which UKIP would do a deal with the BNP, declaring his party to be non-racist.

External links

• Buster Mottram at the Association of Tennis Professionals
• Buster Mottram at the International Tennis Federation